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Scientific Name: Johnius belangerii (Cuvier, 1830)
Synonym: Corvina belengerii (Currently unaccepted)
English Name: Belanger’s Croaker
Local/Bangla Name: Mete ranger poa (মেটে রঙ্গের পোয়া), Rupali Poa (রুপালী পোয়া), Bhola (ভোলা)
Photo: Uddin et al (2022)
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Acanthuriformes
Family: Sciaenidae
Description:
The fish has a small, inferior mouth. The scales on the head and body are ctenoid (rough). The gill rakers are short and club-shaped, numbering 9–11 on the lower limb of the first gill arch. The caudal fin is rhomboidal. The body is dark, but pigments are sometimes irregular and concentrated into short, dark bars dorsally or on the spinous dorsal fin. Other fins are often black, and a dark blotch is visible through the gill cover.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Coastal regions of Bangladesh
Environment:
Marine, Brackish
Other References:
Rahman AKA, Kabir SMH, Ahmad M, Ahmed ATA, Ahmed ZU, Begum ZNT, Hassan MA, Khondoker M (2009) Encyclopedia of flora and fauna of Bangladesh, Vol. 24. Marine Fishes. Asiatic Society of Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh, 485 p.
Thompson PM, Islam MA (Eds.) (2010) Environmental Profile of St. Martin’s Island, United Nations Development Programme, Dhaka, 150 p
DNA Barcodes from Bangladesh
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Other DNA Barcodes & Nucleutide Sequences
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